Directory.GetLogicalDrives Method

Directory.GetLogicalDrives Method

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Class

System.IO.Directory

Syntax

 Directory.GetLogicalDrives(  ) 

Return Value

An array of strings, each element of which contains the name of the root directory on each logical drive on a system

Description

Retrieves the names of all logical drives and root directories on a system

Rules at a Glance

In the case of a mapped network drive, GetLogicalDrives returns the letter to which the drive is mapped. For instance, if the folder \\Pentium\C\AFolder is mapped to the Z drive, then GetLogicalDrives will return Z:\ for this logical drive.

Example

 Dim sDrives(  ) As String Dim i As Integer sDrives = Directory.GetLogicalDrives(  ) For i = 0 To UBound(sDrives)     Console.WriteLine(sDrives(i)) Next 

On my system, this code displays the following:

 A:\ C:\ D:\ E:\ F:\ G:\